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Roster Power Rankings, March Edition
More Koji high-fives for everyone, please!(Kelly O’Connor, sittingstill.net) Every month during the season, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current...
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Friday Links
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.net The Red Sox secured their first series win of the season on Thursday, beating the Orioles by a final of 4-3. Felix Doubront battled through 5.1 innings of...
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In Their Own Defense, They’ve Been Terrible
In the 2013 regular season the Red Sox committed 80 errors in 162 games. That total ranked them as the eight best team in the Majors and the fifth best in the American League (although strangely enough...
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Roster Power Rankings, April Edition
Thankfully, April is over (although May has been far from kind to us so far). The Red Sox ended the opening month of the 2014 season with a sub .500 record at 13-14. Now, the team that came into this...
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Monday Links
The Red Sox kept their winning streak alive over the weekend after sweeping a three game set against the Tampa Bay Rays. To kick off the series, the two division rivals nearly came to blows after David...
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Tuesday Links
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com As the old saying goes, “all good things must come to and end”. For the Red Sox, their “good thing” ended on Monday night, when the Cleveland Indians...
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The Warning Tracker
It’s not a secret that the Red Sox have been taking on water ever since they touted a 20-19 record on May 14th. Even though a lot of blame has been placed on injuries, the sheer ineptitude of some...
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Wednesday Links
Rubby De La Rosa could give the Sox’ bullpen the boost it needs in the second half. Photo by Kelly O’Connor, sittingstill.net. The White Sox ensured at least a 4 game series split on Tuesday night, as...
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@firebrandal Tweet’s of the Week
Welcome back to the second edition of @firebrandal Tweet’s of the Week, which is a short series that we do every other week over here at Fire Brand of the American League. Woah big fellah (Kelly...
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Friday Links: Wheelin’ and Dealin’
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.net No July 31st trade deadline was quite like what we saw transpire on Thursday morning and afternoon. In total, 18 teams sent 37 players to new cities,...
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@firebrandal Tweet’s of the Week
After a week hiatus from @firebrandal “Tweets of the Week” we return with this past week’s best tweets from Red Sox Nation. I hope everyone enjoyed the short-lived west coast trip out to Anaheim...
View ArticleThe Departed
The Red Sox’ less than impressive 2014 campaign has engendered quite a bit of roster turnover, as GM Ben Cherington has done his best to extract value from nearly every franchise piece that...
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Monday Links: Free Agency Eve
Photo credit: Kelly O’Connor As soon as the clock strikes 12:01 tonight, Major League free agents will be able to sign with whichever team they would like. While MLB free agency is typically a long and...
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Tuesday Links: Red Sox have already guided Daniel Nava to the left side
Photo credit: Kelly O’Connor Yesterday, Rob Bradford of WEEI reported that Daniel Nava is thinking about abandoning switch hitting this season, and focusing exclusively on batting from the left-hand...
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